Hello everyone my name is Leonel Matthias Rivera Alegre, but I just shorten the name to just Leonel Rivera.

I have wanted to become a chef ever since I was exposed to the business when I was 13 years old. I have a cousin that has a Latin American Restaurant that really allowed me to be exposed to the restaurant industry as I was able to help out for a day. Also I was fortunate enough to help out at a Hotel for a couple of months through Co-operative education that was offered at my high school. I was able to work along side the chefs of the Sheraton Parkway North Hotel gaining the confidence to want to pressure a career in the field of Culinary Arts.

I am not working in the industry yet, but I hope that once I am done my education at George Brown College I can find a job at a hotel or work as a private chef making meal plans for people that have no time to cook.

I believe that good food and good friends mix well together, as I feel good food cannot be present unless it is paired with good friends to experience the tastes that can be created. I also believe that food can bring people together as food is a common  thread that can be sown into good friendships.

As I am blogging I hope to gain feed back to improve myself and get to connect with others as this blog continues.